Donald Bechelder
一、教学目标
通过对课文的学习，提高学生听、说、读、写和译的能力;掌握本课中的重点词汇、短语、语法等;了解课文的相关背景知识和写作技巧；学会分析课文结构和提高英语课文的欣赏能力.
二、教学重、难点
1。 Listening: news and dictation 2. Speaking： attitudes on cultures 3。 Grammar: so… that 三、主要内容
1. Listening: news broadcast ＆ dictation 2. Speaking： attitudes on cultures
3。 Vocabulary: acceptance， armful， assure, Brazil， casually， chatter, claim， conscious， dawn, destination, encounter， formation， genius, identity, ignorance， inspect, instantly， locate， mechanic， melt， numerous， occasion, particularly, pat, perspective， potential， radiator, recognition， refill, region， scattered, spout， tease， unexpected。
4. Grammar： so… that 5. General analysis of the text
四、实践要求
1。 课堂集中讲授,学生课堂积极参与和课后自主学习相结合。 五、练习作业
Writing: Describe in about 150 words the writer’s two “learning moments”
Language Study appreciate
v。 to understand and enjoy sth。 Examples:
I really appreciate your help。
The judge appreciated the courage students had displayed in the speech contest。 It’s hard to fully appreciate the essence of foreign literature in translation. assure
v。 to tell sb. that sth. is sure to happen so that he does not have to worry
assure sb。/oneself (of sth。）： to cause sb。 to feel certain about sth。
rest assured （that…）: to be certain that… . breakthrough
n. a。 the act of making a sudden， quick advance through an enemy’s defenses b。 the important discovery or development
a major breakthrough in clone research 克隆研究方面的重大突破 a breakthrough in negotiations 谈判的重大进展 casually Examples:
Jerry met his ex-girlfriend on his way home casually.
It's embarrassed to dress so casually in this kind of situation destination
n. a place sb. is going to
arrive at/reach one’s destination
Examples：
Lhasa is the destination of our trip.
Keep your confidence up, and you’ll reach your destination. encounter
v。 to meet sb。 or experience sth。
suddenly or unexpectedly n. sudden or unexpected meeting encounter with sb./sth。 Examples：
Catherine encountered an old friend in the shopping center.
The players encountered a lot of difficulties when they first started the training。
He had an encounter with an angry client. identity
n。 who or what sb。/sth。 is identity card (ID card）： an officially issued card, often with a photograph，person is Examples：
There is no clue to the identity of the murderer. The cheque will be cashed on proof of identity.
11。 ignorance
n. having no knowledge or information of sth.
perspective
to show who a n。 a way of thinking about or looking at sth。
Examples：
Stand here and you can get a perspective of the whole valley. The vase on the right of the picture is out of perspective. Please draw the building in perspective.
We can view the matter in the historical perspective。 potential
n。 a. the possibility that sth。 will have a certain effect b。 qualities that exist and can be developed Examples：
We recognized the potential for error in the method being used.
The company did a survey to investigate the potential for further investment.
The boy has the potential as a composer.
The potential of the product is immeasurable。 tease
v。 to make jokes or laugh at sb。 in order to have fun either in a friendly way or in an unkind way
call off： to cancel； give up Examples:
You'd better call the deal off。
The football match was called off due to the fog。 call by： to visit briefly when passing a house 顺便拜访 call on/upon sb.： to make a short visit to 短暂拜访 call on/upon sb. to do sth。： to require sb. 要求，恳请
Theme of the story
We should respect all civilizations in the world。 Wisdoms are to be discovered with an open mind to other cultures.
What is “learning moments”？ Have you ever experienced “learning moments”？ Have you ever heard of or encountered the experience of cultural differences？ List the examples。
The occasion called for some show of recognition on my part。 （para。 3） What does this sentence mean？
… trying to show interest if not complete acceptance. (para. 3） Does the author agree with the villagers?
its time had come to meet my need。 … It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para. 5） “It was my own time\" to do what? Why is it, in the author’s opinion， that many useful things remain unknown to us？ Who is to blame？
But once a conscious breakthrough to a second center is made， a lifelong perspective and collection can begin. （para。 7） What does he mean by the “second center”？ Which is the first center？ How can we make a conscious breakthrough to a second
center？ What does he mean by “perspective” and “collection”？
My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak。 (para。 1）
When the radiator started to drip, my old jeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the picturesque rural area。
The over—heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there。 （para。 1)
The over-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village， which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there。 (para。 1) Due to the high temperature of the engine, I had to stop at the next village， which contained a small shop and several houses that were loosely distributed。
He patted me on the shoulder， assuring me that everything would work out。 (para. 1) He patted my shoulder, confirming that all the things would be resolved
I did not ask them， though, as that would show my ignorance。 （para。 2) However， I did not inquire about the reason， since it would reveal my lack of knowledge
He， in turn， inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement。 (para. 3）
Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring that I understood the importance of his words
I looked to see if he was teasing me, but his face was serious。 （para。3）
I looked in order to find out whether he was joking， but he seemed deeply earnest。
They then refilled my radiator and gave me extra bananas to take along in case my radiator should give me trouble again。 （para。 4)
Then my radiator was filled again by them and I was provided with more bananas as a precaution my radiator should leak again.
As a product of American education， I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come。 （para。 5)
As someone educated in the United States， I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana, except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten。
It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para. 5)
everything connected with it。 According to It was me who had come to know the green bananas， and the author， every civilization has special geniuses (symbolized by the green banana), which have existed for many years。 But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them。
I had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call “learning moments\"， and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once。 (para. 5）
The two things that suddenly dawned on him are： the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village, town， region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world.
I had at first doubted their claim, as I knew for a fact that the center was located somewhere else in New England。 （para. 6）
The author obviously was born and brought up in New England。 Therefore he had always regarded it as the center of the world.
The cultures of the world are full of unexpected green bananas with special value and meaning。 (para。 8)
The green bananas have become a symbol of hidden treasures from every culture。 For proper understanding of a piece of writing, it is often important to notice such symbolic
language and to know what the symbols stand for。
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